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“It is reassuring to know that these wonderful young musicians [Soprano
Rosalie Becker] will keep alive the style and sound of an important
traditional idiom (Yiddish Musical Theatre and Art Song) which is nearly
lost.”
Sir Yehudi Menuhin
"Mr. Ollmann was compelling: fully in character, singing with radiant
strength of purpose and clarity."
The New Yorker
"What brought these disparate 20th-century materials together was Mr.
Ollmann's clear, eloquent baritone, negotiating every stylistic turn with the
utmost grace. Few other singers could sing Ives' 'Autumn', Poulenc's
'Chansons Villageoises' and Rodgers' 'Way Out West (on West End Avenue)' with
equal conviction."
The New York Times
“You will not hear American music or jazz in Tashkent every day because
people here know only about one set of American music…pop and rock. So the
concert organizers will hope that such events will reveal another side of
music and culture in America as well."
CNN World Report, 'Gershwin in Tashkent', January 1999
"In the 'Blues' of George Rochberg, John Ferguson proved himself a pianist
of the highest intellectual and performing rank."
General Anzeiger, Bonn
“Teresa Seidl was beaming with her powerful, smoothly guided voice
balanced and timbered even in the upper register.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“An unqualified welcome, too, for Teresa Seidl, a Pamina of rich noble
tone and faultless voice production.”
The Financial Times
"A charged performance full of accents and dynamic contrasts. There is so
much to enjoy! From exciting crescendos and commanding entrances to clear
diction…"
The Haarlem Daily, Netherlands, June 21, 1998
"Spaulding in his turn brought off his double role as conductor and
baritone soloist in a virtuoso way. The young singers of the choir sang
effortlessly and the other soloists performed confidently thanks to the alert
conducting…"
The Haarlem Daily, Netherlands, February 12, 2000
“Mr. Ferguson made each piece meaningful and alive, and made us want to
know more about the composer and his other works… An example of how we
Ukranians should learn to present our culture and heritage.”
The Kiev Post, Ukraine
"The highpoint of the entire festival!"
The Malta Jazz Festival 1996
"CoCo York kept her public on the edge of their seats for two hours with a
"journey through Black American music". She was only allowed to leave after
her third encore."
The Volkstimme, Germany
“Deborah has a beautiful voice, perfect timing, with immaculate delivery
and soul-stirring influences by the great women of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald,
Sarah Vaughn and Dinah Washington. Seemingly effortlessly she expanded her
interest and skills to encompass latinjazz, funk and blues, but after all, as
a jazz singer, you can't bypass Ellington.”
De Telegraaf, Netherlands
Deborah Carter's honey-voice soared like a flight of butterflies through
the museum-garden… Guest vocalist Deborah J. Carter gripped the audience from
the first note on. The American singer seduced them with her euphonious
voice, which she knew to use in various different ways.
Frankfurter Neue Presse & Wiesbadener Tagblatt
